Members celticleather Posted August 21, 2014 Members Report Posted August 21, 2014 I ordered a bridle butt from Bakers recently, leather quality was excellent and well packaged. Saving up for a personal visit! A fascinating place to visit! Give Andrew Parr a call before you go, and he'll let you know the best time to visit and see some of the processes in action. Quote When everyone is somebody, then no one's anybody
Members Medi1979 Posted August 23, 2014 Members Report Posted August 23, 2014 Why take them and pay to get them ground? Well, they came back perfectly square in all respects, only a large industrial grinding machine can do this. To back this up, I took Medi (off this board) 8" splitter blade at the same time (he had posted it down to me and I posted it back after). This blade was in a sorry state. A large chip missing, some corrosion and blunter than a blunt axe. Caame back fantastic, (would you agree Medi?) I did a bit of work on it prior to sending it back to Medi) Hi Claire, The blade was delivered today, and though I haven't had a chance to do any proper testing, I managed to have a quick attempt at splitting a couple of small pieces. The difference is certainly remarkable, a lot lot sharper than it wa! I'm no expert on blade sharpening but I'm very happy with the results! Thanks again for taking the time to sort this out. Cheers, Medi Quote
Members JKW Posted September 17, 2014 Members Report Posted September 17, 2014 Any clues where I can find 3mm nickel plated spots/studs in the UK or Europe? Infact, any idea where I can find them anywhere!? Quote
Members simontuntelder Posted January 17, 2015 Members Report Posted January 17, 2015 I'm been buying tallow, lanolin and cod liver oil in small quantities from separate suppliers, which is always quite a hassle. So I'm wondering if anybody knows a source where I can buy all them at once? I'm also looking for gum Arabic per Terry Dear's recommendation. Anybody know a good source? Quote
Members simontuntelder Posted February 1, 2015 Members Report Posted February 1, 2015 Do any of you know a shop similar to Lee Valley in EU/UK that sells sharpening equipment such as fine grit aluminium oxide and leather belts for the bench grinder? Quote
Members Wyeman Posted February 1, 2015 Members Report Posted February 1, 2015 Do any of you know a shop similar to Lee Valley in EU/UK that sells sharpening equipment such as fine grit aluminium oxide and leather belts for the bench grinder? These give good service -http://www.tyzacktools.com/category/39-sharpening-stones-ezelap-ice-bear.aspx Quote
Members simontuntelder Posted February 1, 2015 Members Report Posted February 1, 2015 Thanks, but I don't see any belts. Am I looking the wrong place? Quote
Thor Posted February 17, 2015 Report Posted February 17, 2015 Here's my favorite source for tools in Germany http://www.rickert-werkzeug.de/. Shipping is free within Germany and there's no minimum amount on the order. Tools are from various brands including Osborne and Ivan. Huge selection of tools and pricing is more than competitive. Haven't had a bad experience with them yet. I even gained weight cause they added marzipan to each delivery :-) Quote
ClaireAshton Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Posted February 19, 2015 http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=56577&hl= A review of a leather supplier in uk Quote <p>Best Wishes</p><p> </p><p>Claire</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Claire Ashton</p><p> </p><p>Leather</p><p>by</p><p>Claire</p><p>Shrewsbury UK</p>
Members gary Posted March 4, 2015 Members Report Posted March 4, 2015 OPAS fasteners - not a bad selection of useful stuff. Very, very helpful when I phoned them up and went out of their way to help. www.opas.co.uk Quote
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